What do guys feel about Spr Carl Clowes and Pte Jamie Cooper getting screwed over plus the news of the MOD civil servant getting a £202,000.00 payout for straining his back?
Fury: Jamie Cooper lost a leg fighting but was given only £57,000 compensation. Meanwhile a civil servant received £202,000 for hurting his back. See below

A ministry of Defence civil servant who developed back problems after lifting a printer has been paid an astonishing £202,000 compensation.

In contrast, soldier Jamie Cooper, 19, who lost the use of a leg and a hand in a mortar attack in Basra, has only received a lump sum of £57,000.

The disparity in compensation payouts is the latest indication that troops who risk their lives in wars for Britain are not being treated fairly.

Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox said some payments made to injured veterans were "completely heartless".

Private Cooper, of the Royal Green Jackets, suffered his horrific injuries in Iraq in November 2006, and recently discovered he had received potentially infected blood from poorly-screened American donors in the aftermath.

His father Philip, from Bristol, said he was amazed in the difference in compensation offered to MoD office workers and soldiers.

Mr Cooper said: "It's laughable really, isn't it?

"You've got guys out there on the front line risking their lives and getting horribly wounded and then you've got faceless bureaucrats getting far more for straining their back lifting a printer.

"It's not just about Jamie. There are all those other Tommy Atkins in the same position.

"I'd have said I can't believe it but I can. It doesn't surprise me any more, it really doesn't. I'm just so disillusioned by it all. It is despicable."

The latest MoD report on claim payouts also reveals £217,000 in compensation given to a civil servant who developed depression and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Daily Mail last year highlighted an RAF typist given £484,000 after developing RSI, in contrast to £152,000 initially given to war hero Ben Parkinson, 23, who lost both legs and suffered numerous other injuries when his patrol was hit by a landmine in Afghanistan.

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